The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-29
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Abstract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and nouoe.
| SENATE.
Senator Cali renewed his motion to
print In the Record the memorial Of the
Utah conditional convention. Edmunds
and Call INDUCED in sarcastic personal
/! dispute over the motion and finally Mr..
Call said the memorial having been read by
him, it would necessarily b printed in the
Record. Az no did not desire TO provoke
any further contention In the matter he
withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Blairsuccseded, BY . vote Of 81 to 10,
in inducing the senate to make his educa-
tional bill the regular order OF business.
The nay vote was a. follows:
Bate, Beck, Butler. Cockrell, Faulkner,
German, Gray, Harris. Hawley. Hsarst,
Morgan. Reagan. Saulsbury and Vest.
Senator Days OF Minnesota made his first
report from the COMMITTEES on PENSIONS.
presenting with favorable recommends
tions the bills granting 1900 pension to
| tho widows OF John A. Logan and Frank
P. Blair. He asked immediate eonsiderar
ton for tho bills. Berry OF Arkansas oh.
jected to the Logan bill and German to
the Blair bill. and they had to 60 over.
Berry objects to this charscts OF bills. be-
lieving that the widows OF private soldiers
should fare a. we'll % the widows OF major
generals. German objected because Sena.
| tor Vest. Who has taken 9 strong interest
in the bill, was out Of the chamber ct the
time.
The senate has removed the injunction
| OF secrecy from the following nomina tions,
which were confirmed on the 18th inst:
Charles 8. Fairchild. New York, secre.
tary OF the. treasury; George L. Rives,
Isaac H. Maynard, New York. assistant
| secretary OF tho treasury; James w.
Hyatt. Connecticut. United States treas
| urer; Bayliss w. Hanna, Indiana, minis
ter to the Argentine Republic; Alexander
8: Lawton, Georgia, minister to Austria
Senator Beck introduced a bin to pro-
vide that every person who carri0 on the
business OF Q retail dealer in liquor, manu-.
facturer oil tobacco. snuff or cigars, or deal.
er In tobacco, without having paid Especial
tax therefor shall be liable to q fine OF
$500 or imprisonment in q jail, without
hard labor. of not more than one year. Y
Mr.. Teller, from the committee on pub.
| lie lands reported to the senate Q bill to
HuaSV VAVo Oh 00VgIet0 OU C00 O60 MONIES
river lands. Placed on the calendar. Mr..
Morgan, 40 q member Of that committee,
expressed his dissent to the reporting OF
the bill. He concurred in the views ex.
pressed by tho president in his veto OF this
same bill last congress.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Barnum, Of Pennsylvania, offered a
preamble and resolution recitinR that it is
currently reported that tho coal operators
in the Lehigh region are now importing, or
are about to import 1000 Belgian miners
in that section. and requesting the treas
| ury department to prevent the land
| ing OF tho Belgian miners, and to
see that the law against the importation
OF labor under contract is strictly eniorc-
ed. Referred to committee on labor.
Propositions to increase tho membership
OF the committee on rule to seven, and to
provide for committee on ths American
isthmns were respectively introduced by
Meesrs: Townsend and Baker. OF Illinois,
Nnd referred to the committee on rules,
Delegate Clifford presented in the house the
petition OF the late convention OF soldiers
and sailors at Woonsockst, OAK. praying
Tor law providing that oil pensions shall
date from the beginning OF the disability
for which they are allowed.
| Mr.. Allison in tho senate called up the
holiday recess resolution. and moved it's
adoption. Mr.. Plumb opposed the resolu.
ton because no thought that the proposed
recess was against tie public interest. As
| long and tedious political debate sprung
up after which the adjournment resolution
was concurred in-yeas, IL Republicans
and 26 Democrates: nays, II Republicans
and 2 Democrats.
| A bill was introduced by Sen
ator ingalls, to amend section OF
tho act for tho adjustment OF railroad
tho lands in question have been sold for
state and county taxes and tho grant aft.
J erwards forfeited, the purchasers OF the land
shall have Tor one year prior right to pur-
chas the lands from tho United States at
the government price.
Senator sposnsr. from the committee on
public publicity build i9E and grounds. reported
lie building at Milwaukee,, tho cost OF the
; site and building not to exceed 81 200. 900,
or 81 100, 900 in case the site OF the pres.
ent building in that city 10 unused.
! Mr.. Spooner offered = resolution in the
senate, which was adopted. instructing the
COMMITTEES on privileges and elections to
inquire into thu sxpsdiency OF the adop.
ton by tho senate dor tho suidancs Of the
executives OF tho several states) Of . form
OF credentials OF the election OF United
! States senator's.
The senate has passed bill the purpose
OF which is to place tho United States fish
commission upon . permanent basis.
Hitherto the fish commission has been
sort OF charity annex to the Smithsonian
institution.
The house has adopted the main body
OF last years rules with some minor
changes and unimportant additions. The
contest over the new proportions goes
over until after the holidays. There is
still an additional proposed change. It is
that tho printing OF the Congregational
Record be abolished, and that tho number
of copies OF each public bill to be printed
shall be reduced from 1900 to 500.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on
recommended the adoption OF tho rules OF
tho Forty.ninth congress until further or.
| der, with the following changes: A stand.
ing committee is established to consist OF
fifteen members to be known al.
tho committee on merchant marine,
and fisheries. The addition OF the
| representation OF delegate on the COM
mended. Private bills are to be presented
through tho clerk aud given proper refer
ence by that officer. Tho following select
committees are provided for: On reform
in the civil service, to consist OF thirteen
members; on election Of president and vice
president and representatives in congress to
consist ofthirteen members; on tho eleventh
census, to consist OF thirteen members; on
Indian depreciation claims, to consist OF
thirteen members; on tho alcoholic liquor
traffic, to consist Of eleven members. Mr.
Randall explained tho proposed changes,
which he stated were, with one exception,
recommended by the unanimous vote OF
the committee on rules. That exception
was the recommendation for the appoint.
ment Of the special committee on the al.
coholic liquor traffic. Reed. Cannon and
himself constituted the majority OF the
committee on this question. The report
was adopted.
| SENATE,
The following special senate committee
to investigate the condition OF the five
civilized Indian tribes has been appointed
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